Endless Incarnation Sorrows: one mistake leads to generations of suffering

Endless Incarnation Sorrows: A Spiritual Odyssey of Mortal Imprints on Earth by Lucia Mann is the story of reincarnation in which a curse is handled out through time and life after life. Inspired by true events of the Ms. Mann’s ability to perceive and recognize the memories of people and places from the past and the connection to her current life after multiple hospital resuscitations. The story opens in the Judean Desert, 609 BCE where a group of women are traveling, in search of a new home. Rebekah bas Sora is pregnant, a result of a scandalous affair. When her daughter, Lala, is born, she is born with physical deformities, which do not belong to anyone in the family. It is immediately believed that she is cursed. The story continues with another generation who is born with these physical deformities and who seemed doomed to live a life of misery. From Lala’s struggles to Leandra in the Ptolemy Royal Dynasty, BC. To Laurencia in Medieval Spain during the Inquisition to Lyveva in Northumbria, 793 AD. To Lidiya in Ireland, 1847. To Lucja in Poland, 1939 to Maria in Sicily (who’s full story is told in Ms. Mann’s book The Sicilian Veil of Shame). To Shiya in South Africa, 1950 (Ms. Mann’s book Rented Silence) to Madeline Clark in Canada, 2018 (featured in Addicted to Hate). Is there a curse which links these women? Are they doomed to live a life of misery?

I have read and reviewed Ms. Mann’s books for a few years and each book is a powerful, often disturbing, revelation into events that many do not know occur or have occurred and were difficult to read, given the subject matter. When compared to her other books, Endless Incarnation Sorrows was easier to read and not as powerful. Possibly because I do not believe in reincarnation and familial curses as she has presented in this book. Possibly because the subject matter wasn’t presented as disturbing and heartbreaking as in her other books. Overall, the book was enjoyable. The writing style was easy to follow, and it was interesting to see different historical events and the people who lived during such times. The treatment of people simply based on who they are or what religion they follow is a story as old as time. The connection to her other books was also enjoyable. If you have read Ms. Mann’s other books, you may enjoy Endless Incarnation Sorrows.